![]() To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. "An optimist isn't necessarily a blithe, slightly sappy whistler in the dark of our time. Even when we don't 'win,' there is fun and fulfillment in the fact that we have been involved, with other good people, in something worthwhile. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. ![]() “We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Howard Zinn said: "Revolutionary change does not come as one cataclysmic moment (beware of such moments!) but as an endless succession of surprises, moving zigzag toward a more decent society. THE PRACTICAL REVOLUTIONARY POWER OF OPTIMISM Once the image begins to decay and lose its vitality, however, the culture does not long survive." As long as a society’s image is positive and flourishing, the flower of culture is in full bloom. "The rise and fall of images of the future precedes or accompanies the rise and fall of cultures. "Do you really think the lack of utopic imagination doesn’t play into demotivating people from imagining a transformation in the society?" When young people think about the future, they don’t think about a better tomorrow, they think about horrors and end of the worlds and things or worse. My young people’s vocabulary, their fluency is in dystopic futures. "Utopian impulses and utopian horizons have been completely disfigured and everybody now is fluent in dystopia. There are trillions of dollars out there demotivating people from imagining that a better tomorrow is possible. "You gotta remember, and I’m sure you do, the forces that are arrayed against anyone trying to alter the hammerlock on the human imagination. “Let every step be a prayer for humanity! Most of all dance for the Creator, who breathed into your soul so you may celebrate this gift of life!" ![]() Dance for those who are hurting, those who can't dance, those who lost loved ones and those who suffer injustices throughout the world. Dance like your children are watching, your ancestors, your family. I think that implies that we are afraid or ashamed to dance in front of the people. "They say to dance like nobody is watching. You discovered how a journey into the underworld can sharpen your soul's vision and enrich your creative passion. You learned the difference between repetitive, unnecessary pain and the kind of useful pain that rejuvenates and empowers. In fact, I suspect that somewhere along the way you passed a crucial threshold. It was no surprise that you came back touchy and scarred.īut in each stint in the underworld since then, you've gained more proficiency at remembering who you are even when you feel lost. You were a raw rookie at the time, and didn't have many skills to help you negotiate the dark, dank regions. Think back to your first descent into the abyss many years ago. Holding this in mind, ruminate about this question: What are the glorious prototypes behind the longings that confuse you or drain you? In describing one of his addictive patients, Jung said: "His craving for alcohol was the equivalent on a low level of the spiritual thirst for wholeness, or as expressed in medieval language: the union with God." Frustration and ignorance may cause them to twist into distorted caricatures, but it is always possible to locate the beautiful source from which they arose. ![]() Psychologist Carl Jung said that all desires have a sacred origin, no matter how odd they seem. Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia is available at Amazon and Powells and It arrives every Tuesday morning by 7:30 am. Here's a link to my free weekly email newsletter, featuring the Free Will Astrology horoscopes, plus a celebratory array of tender rants, lyrical excitements, poetic philosophy, and joyous adventures in consciousness. You can also hear a short-term forecast for the week ahead by clicking on "This week (June 27, 2023)." There are discounts for the purchase of multiple reports. The Expanded Audio Horoscopes cost $7 apiece if you access them on the Web. To listen to my IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST for YOUR LIFE during the next six months, go here, then register and/or sign in.Īfter you log in through the main page, click on the link "Long-Term Forecast for Second Half of 2023." How can you best cooperate with the cosmic rhythms? ![]() Where are you likely to find most success? What areas of your life are likely to receive unexpected assistance and divine inspiration? This week my Expanded Audio Horoscopes explore themes that I suspect will be important for you during the coming months. With my MID-YEAR AUDIO PREVIEW of YOUR DESTINY ![]()
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